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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago teens riff on 'Love Island,' 'aura' trend to pitch campaigns pushing peers to put down guns | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/08/01/chicago-gun-violence-social-media-teen | Dozens of nervous teens packed a downtown conference room this week to pitch a panel of city officials and civic leaders on social media campaigns they’ve spent the summer developing. The messaging of their campaigns was the same: get teens to put down their guns. But they took different approaches. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Lollapalooza Day 3 arrives with more rain, Olivia Dean and Jennie headlining | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lollapalooza-day-3-2026-rain | #### The Brief * * Lollapalooza continues for a third day in Grant Park on Saturday. * The forecast is calling for plenty more rain throughout the day, though. * Festival organizers are still reminding attendees about bag rules, hydration and weather safety. **CHICAGO** \- [ Lollapalooza ][1] continues with … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How we photographed the aftermath of basketball coach Tim Bankston's shooting | https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2026/08/01/how-we-photographed-the-aftermath-of-basketball-coach-tim-bankstons-shooting | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][77] * [ Facebook ][78] * [ Bluesky ][79] * [ Email ][80] * [ Reddit ][81] * [ Flipboard ][82] This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist [ Candace Dane Chambers ][83] . ### **What makes this photo … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago teens riff on 'Love Island,' 'aura' trend to pitch campaigns pushing peers to put down guns | https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2026/08/01/chicago-gun-violence-social-media-teen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][68] * [ Facebook ][69] * [ Bluesky ][70] * [ Email ][71] * [ Reddit ][72] * [ Flipboard ][73] Dozens of nervous teens packed a downtown conference room this week to pitch a panel of city officials and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | If you could perform on any stage in Chicago, which one would you choose? Here's what you told us | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/08/01/perform-any-stage-chicago-which-one-would-you-choose-what-you-told-us | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][60] * [ Facebook ][61] * [ Bluesky ][62] * [ Email ][63] * [ Reddit ][64] * [ Flipboard ][65] We asked readers to tell us which stage in Chicago they’d perform on if they could pick any one. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Diversity is good for business, report on Black consumer spending finds | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/08/01/dei-black-consumers-businesses-diversity-equity-inclusion-marc-morial | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] When a brand reduces its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, Black consumers respond with their wallets. The National … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Durbin must reject sneaky move to expand ICE authority | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/01/dhs-ice-durbin-retail-immigrants-children-race-riot-1919-flooding-healthcare-joliet-ac | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] “We must rein in ICE abuses before another life is lost,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., [ said last month … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Long-suffering wife and mother is ready to move on | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/08/01/dearabby-today-dear-abby-longsuffering-wife-and-mother-is-ready-to-move-on | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] **DEAR ABBY:** I am living in total dysfunction with my daughter (32) and husband (75). I am retired and … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Got cash? With few properties on sale, Chicago homebuyers are having bidding wars | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/08/01/cash-properties-sale-open-house-chicago-homebuyers-bidding-wars | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Michael Mutz has been ready to move out of his parents’ home in Lincoln Park. But after nine months … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | ABC Local | New video shows more reckless motorcycle riders on Chicago expressways | https://abc7chicago.com/post/new-video-shows-hundreds-motorcycle-riders-290-eisenhower-expressway-chicagos-west-side-friday-night/19611159/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Once again, a large group of motorcycles riders were seen taking over a portion of the Eisenhower Expressway on the city's West Side Friday night. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] An ABC7 viewer says they saw hundreds of motorcycles … |
| View Article | 3:01 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Reintroducing The Exchange | https://southsideweekly.com/reintroducing-the-exchange/ | T he Exchange is the _Weekly’s_ poetry corner that celebrates the power of the literary arts and the bridge it creates between those of all walks of life. As someone who was saved by the ink on pages, it’s an honor to be stewarding this collaborative series that celebrates the … |
| View Article | 3 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Illinois becomes 19th state to beat back DOJ on voter database seizure attempt | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/01/illinois-becomes-19th-state-to-beat-back-doj-on-voter-database-seizure-attempt/ | * Democracy [ Docket ][1] … > President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice suffered its 19th straight > voter roll loss Friday, as a federal judge dismissed its Illinois lawsuit with > prejudice and ruled the department lacks authority to seize the state’s > unredacted voter database. > > U.S. … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | August 1, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Saturday, August 01, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/08/01/horoscopes-today-saturday-august-01-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Pisces. ## … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | WBEZ | Review: The Smashing Pumpkins, well, smashed it with special guests Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/07/31/smashing-pumpkins-review-lollapalooza-olivia-rodrigo-yungblud | The Smashing Pumpkins smashed expectations of their Friday finale. In the tough battle of Billy vs. “Brat,” Chicago’s alt rock heroes held their own and brought in a respectable crowd — and not just people born in the 1900s. Their 17-song set spanned generations, too, drawing on old stalwarts like … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: Zara Larsson tunes out the gray day with her brand of pure pop sunshine | https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2026/07/31/zara-larsson-lollapalooza-review-midnight-sun | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][40] * [ Facebook ][41] * [ Bluesky ][42] * [ Email ][43] * [ Reddit ][44] * [ Flipboard ][45] As sweeping visuals of sunkissed skies and crashing waves flashed behind her, Swedish popstress Zara Larsson stepped onto the … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Shota Imanaga pitches well, but Cubs blanked by Yankees | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/07/31/shota-imanaga-pitches-well-but-cubs-blanked-by-yankees | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][24] * [ Facebook ][25] * [ Bluesky ][26] * [ Email ][27] * [ Reddit ][28] * [ Flipboard ][29] [ Cubs ][30] left-hander Shota Imanaga understood the challenge the Yankees posed, even with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox pound Rays for four home runs, take three-game lead in AL Central | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/31/chicago-white-sox-tampa-bay-rays-miguel-vargas-andrew-benintendi-munetaka-murakami-colson-montgomery-will-venable-erick-fedde | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][10] * [ Facebook ][11] * [ Bluesky ][12] * [ Email ][13] * [ Reddit ][14] * [ Flipboard ][15] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The White Sox slugged their way to the team’s largest division lead since the end … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: The Smashing Pumpkins, well, smashed it with special guests Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud | https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2026/07/31/smashing-pumpkins-review-lollapalooza-olivia-rodrigo-yungblud | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The Smashing Pumpkins smashed expectations of their Friday finale. In the tough battle of Billy vs. “Brat,” Chicago’s alt … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | CBS Local | White Sox hit 4 homers to cruise past the Rays 6-1 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/white-sox-rays-game-recap-july-31-2026/ | Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night. Vargas, Murakami and Montgomery have all homered in the same game five times this season, becoming the first [ trio ][7] to accomplish that … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | July 31, 2026 | CBS Local | Noisy motorcycle caravans creating chaos downtown, raising safety concerns from neighbors | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/motorcycle-caravans-dan-ryan-expressway-south-loop-downtown/ | A caravan of hundreds of motorcycles created a loud, chaotic, and potentially dangerous situation on the Dan Ryan Expressway and in the South Loop and downtown Chicago late Thursday night. Some Chicago neighbors said it has become a summer nuisance that comes with serious safety concerns. The Caravan of motorcycles … |